Cattle-stall



C. M. STEVENSON.

CATTLE STALL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-3!, I920.

1,367,515, vPatented Feb.'1, 1921.

UNITED STATES CHARLES M. STEVENSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSSIGNQR TO STEVENSON MFG. (10.,

F BARTON, \VISCONSIII, A CORIPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

CATTLE-STALL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

Application filed January 31, 1920. Serial No. 355,456.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. STEVEN- soN, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of'Chicago, Cook county, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Stalls, of which the following is declared to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to cattle stalls and its object is to provide a stall of substantial, rigid and durable construction, which is easily assembled and installed in place. This invention has particular reference to stall constructions that employ a continuous top rail in connection with the stanchions, and the mechanism for opening and closing them, and provides for a combined partition between adjacent stanchions and a brace forthe top rail. The top rail is usually supported by posts, but inasmuch as the top rail is subjected to considerable rough usage by the cattle when held by the stanchions, braces therefor are found desirable to make a rigid structure. It is also desirable that space be left between adjacent posts to accommodate water tanks or other containers.

In the present case I provide a rigid brace for the top rail which also acts as a partition between stalls, said brace running from the floor to the top rail along lines that provide for the partition and leave a free space between adjacent posts for the reception of any desired container. The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter fully described and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective yiew of a cattle stall showing a simple embodiment of the present invention applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is a view thereof partly in side elevation and partly in vertical cross section.

Referring to said drawing, the reference character 3 designates the floor of a barn and the curb, these parts being preferably constructed of concrete. Running parallel with the curb and located some distance thereabove is the top rail 5 which may be continuous, that is, it maybe used in common with all the stalls in the row. The top rail 5 is supported by posts 6, the lower ends of which are embedded in the concrete curb, and the upper ends of which are fixedly secured to the top rail by clamps 7, or otherwise as is desired. Two posts 6 are illustrated, one being part of one small unit and the other being part of the adjacent stall unit. Stanchions of any approved form are placed between the posts 6 and companion ones, and may extend between the top rail and curb in the usual manner, as is well known. Between the posts of adjacent stalls, free space is left for the reception of water tanks, containers, or the like.

The stalls are divided by partitions, one of which is illustrated at 8, and said partitions also act as braces for the top rail, holdmg the same and the posts and stanchions in alinement. The combined brace and partition is in the form of a tube or pipe, and its lower end 9 is embedded in the concrete floor. From the floor it rises and forms an upright portion 10; it is then bent toward the posts 6 in an upwardly inclined direction as at 11, forming the transverse mem ber of the partition between the stalls. This inclined transverse portion 11 extends to the plane of the posts 6, and midway between the two adjacent ones it is bent upward to provide an upright upper portion 12 that runs to the top rail and is fixedly secured thereto by a clamp plate 13 and bolt 14, or by any other suitable coupling or clamp as is desired. In the form shown the upper end of the brace is formed with an enlarged portion or shoulder which engages with the under side of the top rail and is fastened thereto by the clamp plate 13, engaging the upper side of the top rail, and the bolt 14 which connects the clamp plate with the brace.

It is to be observed that the upper up right portion 12 of the combined partition and brace is held in alinement with the posts 6, thus giving a pleasing effect to the whole, and that below the upper upright portion 12 and the curb 4: is a free space between the adjacent posts. It is also to be observed that the usual cross connections between adjacent posts and the partition are entirely dispensed. with, and that a direct brace is provided between the top rail and floor which also serves as a partition between stalls.

Moreover, the posts and partition may be constructed of stock pipe or tubing and the top rail may be constructed of channel iron bars. The other parts are simple in construction and the entire structure can be economically constructed and assembled.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a cattle stall, a continuous top rail, a pair of posts extending to and directly secured to said rail and supporting the same, and a combined brace and stall partition comprising a single bent up member having lower and upper upright portions connected by a transverse portion, the lower upright portion extending up from the floor back of the posts and midway therebetween, and the upper upright portion being located midway between the upright ends of said posts and fixedly secured to said top rail and extending down part Way of the floor to reduce the open space between the upper portions of the posts and leaving a free space therebelow between the posts.

2. A combined brace and partition for continuous top rails for cattle stalls comprising a single bent up member having lower and upper upright end portions and a transverse upwardly inclined connecting portion therebetween, the lower upright end portion being arranged to be embedded in the floor of the stall, and the upper upright end portion being arranged for direct connection with the top rail, there being a free space between the upper upright portion and the floor.

CHAR-LES M. STEVENSON. 

